IND vs WI: "Second DOB 05/01/23" - Rishabh Pant Changes His Instagram Bio, Reacts To Life Post Near-Fatal Accident
Published - 28 Jun 2023, 10:46 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 07:09 AM
Premier Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant is slowly and steadily recovering from the injury he received from his near-fatal accident on December 31 last year. He has been sharing videos of his recovery across his social media handles.
The southpaw has missed all international cricket for India since the injury and is also not included in the series against West Indies. KS Bharat was retained in the squad for the Test matches while Sanju Samson was included in the ODI squad along with Ishan Kishan who was included in both squads.
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Pant missed the ICC World Test Championship final against Australia. His absence was dearly felt in the batting lineup for India as their batters failed to chase the 444-run target in the final against India.
Before the WTC final, Rishabh Pant also missed the IPL 2023 season with Delhi Capitals finishing ninth on the points table winning five games and losing as many as nine games. David Warner led the side in his absence.
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Pant is also set to miss the series against West Indies and the upcoming Asia Cup 2023 tournament. There is no update on when exactly Pant will be back in the Indian team but the management is looking for his return along with other key players in the ICC World Cup 2023.
The likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul are also recovering from their respective injuries along with Pant. The timely return of all these players will be a major boost for India’s chances in the World Cup.
Meanwhile, the Indian wicketkeeper-batsman has recently changed his Instagram bio. He updated it with the caption Second D.O.B 05/01/2023. The bio is a hint of his successful surgery post coping up with the major accident which has for now become a stumbling block in his international career.
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Rishabh Pant Updates His Instagram Bio
Pant has changed his bio on Instagram.
2nd Date of birth on 5th January 2023. pic.twitter.com/ASHOSyakWR
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) June 28, 2023
KS Bharat was given a chance in the absence of Pant in the WTC final. The move did not pay off as he failed to contribute with the bat when his team needed him to step up.
Australia Was Lucky That Rishabh Pant Did Not Play WTC Final: Sunil Gavaskar
In 2022, Rishabh Pant, India’s wicketkeeper-batter, had another outstanding year with the bat, scoring 680 runs in 12 innings at an average of 61.81 and a strike rate of 90.90.
“Australia are lucky that Rishabh Pant is not there. He would have had a fair bit to say, not necessarily to the batters but certainly to his teammates. Rishabh if you are listening, we are missing you, get well soon,” said Sunil Gavaskar on Pant’s absence from the WTC final.
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Virat Kohli | Rohit Sharma | Rishabh Pant | KL Rahul | Suryakumar Yadav | Sanju Samson | Shreyas Iyer | Yuzvendra Chahal | Jasprit Bumrah
